Not Amused

[weecalf]

We were a well known entertainment venue last night .paid good money to get in .every thing fine but as the night went on the drink was being consumed by others we don't drink .Anyway this youngish fella Mid twenties came along and started talking to us .He had had his fill of drink .Talked jibberish but myself not wanting to be rude just listened but the as he had two glasses in his hand he spilt the drink of whiskey or some sort of spirit and a glass of beer over me .It was quite an expensive jacket .and new trousers .As the guy was drunk I did not want to make a scene and there was not any staff around .We just went home there and then .i was not a happy bunny and still am not and wondering if I should have a wee word with the venue .what do you think and how should I goo about it .

[anneasquith]

im not sure 'the venue' can do anything.. they had a drunk man in the premises,,,,,,,, not unusual.

[jno]

the venue can eject drunks, surely? But they have to know about them first.

[ummmm]

They can eject drunks but some people get drunk much quicker than others. He might have looked fine when he was at the bar.

[Sqad]

That's exactly what "drunks" are likely to do...either spill drinks all over you or "puke" all over you.
You came off lightly.
The venue would not be interested in your complaint.
Put it down to experience.

[weecalf]

He was not the only one who had had quit a lot to drink .The drink prob was dear so he had spent quite a lot .the venue got the profits I got the bill

[ummmm]

You should go to classier establishments, Sqad, I've never witnessed a drunk getting sick on someone.

[Sqad]

ummm...well if you have never noticed that............I must be mistaken.

[anneasquith]

venue selling alcohol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,result, drunk people.

[ummmm]

I've seen people be sick. Just not over someone. In my vast experience most people make it outside or to the toilets.

Anyway weecalf...what do you want them to do? Offer to pay your cleaning bill?

[weecalf]

They could take the view I should have expected to have my clothes ruined but will the point that out to me ?

[Eve]

Unless it was a member of staff I don't think there would be anything the venue could do unless by very generous good will, especially as you did not notify the venue at the time when they could have removed him, at least from your vicinity.

If someone was spilling drinks on me and I was wearing something expensive I would had moved away as politely as I could and become rather less polite if they didn't keep away from me. Always a good idea to keep a bit of distance from very drunk people holding drinks.

[ummmm]

Why are your clothes ruined? Can they not be washed?

[weecalf]

Dunno ,buy new ones with money i will save by not going back there

[ummmm]

But is there a reason they can't be washed? Even sober people spill drinks.

[Prudie]

I'll always remember seeing someone throw up on the floor and then sitting down and playing with it, mind you it was at a student do. I'd chalk this up and forget about it. In hindsight you should have just walked away, he'd be in no state to either take offence or remember.

[anneasquith]

you recall what happened last night,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i'll bet he didn't :)

[boxtops]

Why can't you just get your clothes cleaned, weecalf? This is by no means an unusual situation. If you didn't comment to management at the time that a drunk had thrown drinks all over your clothing, there's nothing that can be done. The venue hasn't been negligent, and how much their customers spend on drink is nothing to do with it. There would have been staff behind the bar, surely?

[tiggerblue10]

I don't think the venue would take responsibility over someone else's actions.

Have you tried washing your jacket?

[whistonian]

Accept it as an unhappy experience Weecalf and get on with your life.

[anneasquith]

anyhoo,,,,what was the ''well known entertainment venue ?''